Who is better, van Bentum or Hoogenband?
Conny van Bentum leads with a GOAT score of 84.4 against 84.3 for Pieter van den Hoogenband — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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van Bentum vs Hoogenband
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Conny van Bentum above Pieter van den Hoogenband: 84.4 vs 84.3. Conny van Bentum leads on Longevity, Statistics. Pieter van den Hoogenband leads on Dominance, Peak.
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van BentumWinner
84.4van Bentum wins: Longevity, Statistics
Hoogenband
84.3Hoogenband wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Conny van Bentum
84.4
van Bentum leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Conny van Bentum
2. Pieter van den Hoogenband
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇳🇱 Conny van Bentum5 seasons played · career day 1,826323 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Pieter van den Hoogenband5 seasons played · career day 2,1919 major golds
-97.2% vs van Bentum at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 van Bentum | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 244 | 668 |
| 🇳🇱 Hoogenband | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | van BentumRetired | HoogenbandRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | 7 |
| European Championship medals | 5 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | — |
| Dutch titles | 20 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World titles | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| 100m freestyle best (sec) | — | 47.84 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
van Bentum84.4
Hoogenband84.3
The people
van Bentum
Hoogenband
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Where does Hoogenband beat van Bentum?
Hoogenband scores higher on peak, dominance. van Bentum leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the van Bentum vs Hoogenband score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. van Bentum: 84.4, Hoogenband: 84.3.
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